If it is a useful analogy, it would imply massive casualties in CWII, imo.
Back off topic, I cooked two lobsters in my life. One was per Julia Child, whom i hold in great esteem. “Invert lobster and slide into water at a lively boil for an instant kill” yeah no scrabble scrabble guilt.
Jacques Pépin checked in with his foolproof technique. “Before cooking, take large chef’s knife and bisect the head along the centerline”. Embedded link has a vid and, no.
My trial was lively even longer. I will let someone else punish giant arthropods for their heresy.
Jacqes Pépin preps lobster for the grill....
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